Reviews archive
Here lies the truth
Written on 1 Feb, 2024
Finding a book by self declared Private Eye ‘hack’ Adam Macqueen in the town library found me digging out my card and walking out with it tucked snuggly under my arm.
The Hand of Pod
Written on 3 Jan, 2024
Football? It doesn’t have to be complicated.
Rank amateurs
Written on 16 Jul, 2023
The tale of the Bradford Film Club is full of camaraderie, pathos, and Yorkshire humour. The situation looks bleak for the club, and then Covid arrives…
One bloody Friday
Written on 28 Mar, 2021
With 40 years hindsight it’s surprising to see how much The Long Good Friday got right about London’s regeneration, and tragic to see how the idea of London as the European capital has disappeared post-Brexit.
Eaten by lions
Written on 19 Jul, 2020
We often decide before searching a film needs to be a) under 100 minutes and b) easy-watching. Last night comedy Eaten by Lions met both criteria and being a British film set in Blackpool sealed the deal.
A town-like palace
Written on 5 Jul, 2020
I’m a little old to be radical now, but in me is still an echo of the university-educated working class boy. I remember being fired up by the radical Channel 4 and that’s why Location, Location, Location irks me.